Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia
“I couldn’t sleep the other day. So I spent like 6 hours researching the entire history of the formation of…” (7 September 2023)
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First post	4 February 2018
Latest post	17 November 2025
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Saudi Arabia appears in 52 posts, clustered in 2018, 2023 and 2025. GritCult approaches the kingdom as a case study in statecraft rather than a cause: how it was founded, why its monarchy lasts and how it plays the rivalries around it.

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His most retweeted Saudi post opens a 2023 thread on the kingdom's origins, written after he "spent like 6 hours researching the entire history of the formation of the modern state" ^[1]. The story he tells is a founder's tale: Ibn Saud, far taller than average, forced out with his clan as a teenager to live "with Bedouins in the desert" ^[2], who built a state to defend a faith, since "he felt as though he had to protect and grow his strain of ideology, wahabism" ^[3]. He noted with interest that the current crown prince is said to want "To be the next Alexander the Great" ^[4].

The 2018 posts are more analytical. He argued that modern monarchies are less likely to be totalitarian, with Saudi Arabia "the exception due to lack of historical struggle and less parliamentry power" ^[5], and that its regime endures because of institutions rather than leaders: "why Saudi dictatorship isnt going anywhere => institutions" ^[6]. He also used it in economic arguments, pointing to oil wealth funding the public sector and a willingness to let in outside investment.

In 2025 his attention turned to regional strategy. He judged that the "Biggest winner in an Israel Iran war is Saudi", a kingdom that had fought a cold war with Iran through Yemen and was now "juggling everyone" ^[7]. His most liked post on the page, a reply summarising someone else's thesis, listed Saudi Arabia among the parties said to want a ground war in Iran, "as iran is a regional threat to them" ^[8]. He also sees the kingdom as a source of capital, suggesting in 2023 that it or Dubai should buy Silicon Valley Bank.

Recurring themes

• the founder's story
• religion and state-building
• monarchy and institutions
• the regional balance of power
• gulf capital

Notable post

The most retweeted GritCult post on the subject, with 115 retweets:

Selected posts

All 52 posts in the archive about Saudi Arabia, ranked by retweets. Select a column heading to sort.

Date	Retweets	Likes	Post	Media	Source
7 September 2023	115	1,249	I couldn’t sleep the other day. So I spent like 6 hours researching the entire history of the formation of the modern state of “Saudi Arabia” This 6’6 guy founded the state and all his descendants currently are worth in the trillions. It’s a fascinating story. Thread		View
23 June 2025	105	4,819	his thesis is that all parties involved want a ground war in iran - he says it is inevitable israel as it would make them the regional hegemon, usa as they think it will be easy, the IRGC as they want america to overextend, and saudi as iran is a regional threat to them		View
1 November 2025	8	462	Incorrect. He actually told his family he didn’t want their money any more. They’re still the biggest building conglomerate in Saudi.		View
12 March 2023	2	27	Saudi Arabia or dubai should buy up all of SVB.		View
30 April 2022	2	15	you literally get paid by the saudi government as a "lobbyist" and were legally registered as a foreign agent. you also worked for kissinger. as well as many other war criminals. as well as the previous owners of the washington post. bias? You decide.		View
17 November 2025	1	147	@G0ADM selection sample bias. the rich liberals tend to be ones going abroad to study MAs... counterfactual would be to actually go to iran or saudi and still it as a large political force.		View
7 September 2023	1	131	Saudi Arabia’s founder King Abdulaziz aka Ibn Saud was 207cm (6’9) tall. Much bigger than average. At 15 his family clan “Al saud” Was kicked out of what was formerly known as the Emirate of Diriyah. He had to leave his home and live with Bedouins in the desert		View
7 September 2023	1	112	Saudi Arabia 100 years ago had just been released from the clutches of the declining Ottoman Empire. After world war 1. The British empire set out to “liberate” Arabs from the ottomans. The original plans by the British was to set up multiple “kingdoms” that they decided.		View
14 October 2023	1	30	Reading a summary of the biography of the crown Prince of Saudi He once said that he wants To be the next Alexander the Great…		View
6 November 2020	1	28	if someone funded me to go to africa or india and start a drone delivery or EV service, i probably will quit my job n go. i almost applied to head of ops roles for many countries abroad for a fintech unicorn company also an ops role for NEOM the neoreactionary saudi company		View
17 June 2025	1	25	Biggest winner in an Israel Iran war is Saudi. A masterclass if you think about it. They’ve been in a Cold War with Iran for a while via houthis and Yemen. Israel has already been significantly weakened with its leadership is pretty unpopular. Saudi is juggling everyone.		View
24 September 2023	1	17	Comparing the violent crime statistics of Mexico to Saudi Arabia. Pretty stark. Rapes per year. Mexico. 12.6 per 100k Saudi Arabia 0.3 per 100k		View
19 January 2023	1	15	2020 is Year of the rat. 1348. Year the plague spread was also a year of the rat. RT @zerohedge: China Quarantines 3rd City As Wuhan Virus Spreads To Singapore, Saudi Arabia		View
6 May 2022	1	6	It makes sense this film was banned in Saudi. And altered in China. That film is haram. And I am praying for forgiveness for giving globohomo money.		View
7 July 2021	1	5	2020 is Year of the rat. 1348. Year the plague spread was also a year of the rat. RT @zerohedge: China Quarantines 3rd City As Wuhan Virus Spreads To Singapore, Saudi Arabia		View
19 November 2018	1	3	@Cernovich America literally thinking of appeasing turkey by exporting an enemy of the regime. Just to take off pressure off of Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile China is increasing its influence politically and economically. Latin America in turmoil. (getting funding) Venezuela and the caravan.		View
10 March 2018	1	2	Modern day monarchies are less likely to be totalitarian states. England Denmark norway. Saudi is the exception due to lack of historical struggle and less parliamentry power also they have a huge church like institution with more power		View
13 December 2018	1	1	Adding to thread on China. Coldwar An interesting take. On Sheldon adelson the pro Israel billionaire Vs the Chinese. Who may retaliate by shutting down his casinos. Would be worth to mention. Israel, Saudi and the USA don't like Iran all that much.		View
17 November 2025	0	15	@SaintIdez @G0ADM i met a few saudi students who liked to smoke weed and drink alcohol everyday lmfao doesnt detract from my larger point		View
9 September 2020	0	14	technologies are often used to impart ideology. a $50 drone can be used to disrupt a billion dollar oil drilling operation as was the case in libya and saudi. i once read Soviets lost in afghanistan due to two reasons: -rocket launcher: $8,000 -soviet aircraft : $500.000		View
8 September 2023	0	7	his entire motivation for creating this state was due to religious reasons, he felt as though he had to protect and grow his strain of ideology, wahabism. a seperate topic. but the wahabi family and saudi family have been linked for hundreds of years. it was his jihad.		View
23 July 2025	0	7	@Dexerto Petty sure this is already a thing in Saudi Arabia.		View
26 January 2020	0	4	from what ive seen its suspected it is in india. but there are no confirmed cases. india is screening chinese flight passengers. an indian nurse in saudi arabia was infected. but there is no confirmed outbreak in india as of yet		View
25 March 2019	0	3	not if you overhaul other welfare and types of govt spending. a sole ubi will do more, immediately, for the economy than say the military industrial complex you think the working man benefits from arms sales to saudi and israel ? i highly doubt that.		View
4 February 2018	0	2	their grip on power, ie look at saudi, for years they overlooked how it operated just to ensure they are aligned with them and not the other powers that be, same with gaddafi, and soon as gaddafi tried to be free of his chains, boom instability hits. same with putin n assad,		View
14 October 2018	0	2	'Arabs. You can rent one, but you can't buy one.' -Tinker tailor soldier spy. Read more on Arab geopolitics:  Most recent on Saudis reported hushening of their critic		View
28 October 2020	0	2	one of the most innovative technological large scale projects is occuring in the middle of saudi arabia, in the gulf in the heartland of wahabi islamic state. qatar too is known as one of the best places to live. a technological city		View
10 April 2018	0	1	both pakistan and afghanistan are close to russia and iran : borders, and china opting to stay out of it or saying so may hint at them waiting to see what way the die will be cast. france and the UK are willing to jump in and now im hearing so is saudi and israel		View
21 October 2018	0	1	@jposhaughnessy @Kairon01 in terms of assets infiltrating, they are already doing this, see pro ccp student demonstrations and business fronts in silicon valley and now with the saudi infiltration of twitter, uk has been doing this with far right and eco-terrorism for ages		View
21 October 2018	0	1	my take on saudi debacle with journalist and yemen - in group tribalism - journalist tribe, have their own journalist culture and norms, one of which is 5th estate - yemen is a statistic tragedy - empathy is due to relating to narratives - sacrifices life for cause. => martyr'd		View
18 November 2018	0	1	@LibbyBlog Saudi Arabia and "execution" in the same sentence 🤣		View
30 April 2022	0	1	@djrothkopf lmao this guy was registered as a foreign agent and is a paid shill for the saudi government who he lobbied for. he is clearly bias		View
31 July 2023	0	1	Saudi Arabia reveals investments in VC firms like Andreessen Horowitz as the tech sector embraces the country’s money again via @YahooFinance		View
25 April 2024	0	1	@PropertyPrince4 Not wrong. I lived in Al ain around that time. But I think Saudi development will be faster than Dubais. But it’s nowhere close to Dubai		View
21 February 2018	0	0	ISIS/al Qaeda, are an institution, not a good one, but they have a hierarchy, they have in-group culture. they have a way of doing things, and they hold influence, through power and money. too much focus on leadership. why Saudi dictatorship isnt going anywhere => institutions		View
10 March 2018	0	0	@roinoir Disincentives for cohesion? What does that mean? Cohesion what country has cohesion lmao... Yh its a choice and you mentioned saudi earlier and they have a low af crime rate		View
13 April 2018	0	0	"It also makes clear the importance the group places on expanding its efforts into other countries such as Saudi Arabia. “How to make Saudi like Syria? Can we get people to hate Their [sic] rulers?””		View
13 April 2018	0	0	this isis document casts doubt on ISIS itself as being as pure craziness incarnate. the document covers good strategic ground and predicts its own fall. also aims to create trouble for saudi and america also use of intelligence		View
14 April 2018	0	0	@seunn99 True saudi will work with china. This is trouble for the usa. But its a case of enemy of my enemy. Not friend. Russia is in decline. If i am wrong about Russia's shit economy then im wrong on alot. Also russia is not relying on china. Too much extrapolation in analysis.		View
14 April 2018	0	0	@seunn99 Also america is a fortress surrounded by water. Huge land mass Biggest military in world China surrounded by enemies. Which its trying to subvert Has gobi desert. Weak military relative Also saudi aramco confirms dollar peg. Wont be surprised if saudi wants a tech hub		View
21 April 2018	0	0	"gun shots heard in saudi palace"		View
12 May 2018	0	0	@donalddrapser i want money like saudi was a dead bar		View
1 August 2018	0	0	@TaeilTellsTales you can start a company in saudi and has oil wealth which funds public sector, not so much taxation		View
11 August 2018	0	0	ahahah imagine being trolled by saudi trolls *checks tweet* about human rights (high death toll of indigenous women[sidenote looks like a serial killer problem]) canada takes another L @drake @norm @JustinTrudeau		View
21 August 2018	0	0	@TaeilTellsTales @AltwokeActual >Saudis virtually import they use markets, which further drives their economy multiplier effect. they allow outside investment		View
16 October 2018	0	0	@TaeilTellsTales good caveats. islamism = conservative effort, like catholic right, there are also feminists and leftists within islamist country ranks, can see this mostly in saudi and iran. with recent fed blip and slowing down of global economy, turkey and venezuela could a signal for more		View
17 October 2018	0	0	anarchists and libertarians are some of my favourite ideologues, but at the end of the day they are still ideologues. Sen. Rand Paul: It's time to rethink America's relationship with Saudi Arabia -- It is not our friend #FoxNews		View
28 October 2018	0	0	@AlexanderBlum0 due to that definition you can say that about china, soviet Russia, Saudi. most monarchies. leftist & right accelerationism, all notions of a state run by AI dictatorship of the proletariat. technocracy, elitism even Keynesianism suffrage is new addition to democracy		View
28 January 2019	0	0	@aterfoddbitch @MacronNCheese69 Yemen is mostly Sunni. Saudi wars are more political than religious. They're also against Qatar too. The houthi movement also contains both Sunni and Shias. Again. I would like you to consider your own point on nuance.		View
28 January 2019	0	0	@aterfoddbitch @MacronNCheese69 Never said it wasn't. I agree re Covington kids More nuance You can be Shia and do pilgrimage in Saudi. There are Sunnis who live in Iran. Just wanted to add nuance to your own point of adding nuance.		View
16 October 2023	0	0	@abbffon This is more An Arab specific thing. I doubt they’d do anything crazy. Because of geopolical reasons. Maybe stop oil production and provide arms at the most. They will very likely put aside their differences for this specific cause. Like how Saudi has talked to iran for the…		View
16 June 2025	0	0	@hollowearthterf They’re still a thing in Saudi Arabia. You can actually visit them and watch it		View

History

GritCult first posted about Saudi Arabia on 4 February 2018, and most recently on 17 November 2025. Across the archive the subject comes up 52 times, most often in 2018 (23 posts).

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References

1. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (7 September 2023). So I spent like 6 hours researching the entire history of the formation of the modern state. X.
2. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (7 September 2023). Much bigger than average... He had to leave his home and live with Bedouins in the desert. X.
3. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (8 September 2023). he felt as though he had to protect and grow his strain of ideology, wahabism. X.
4. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (14 October 2023). Reading a summary of the biography of the crown Prince of Saudi... To be the next Alexander the Great. X.
5. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (10 March 2018). Saudi is the exception due to lack of historical struggle and less parliamentry power. X.
6. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (21 February 2018). too much focus on leadership. why Saudi dictatorship isnt going anywhere => institutions. X.
7. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (17 June 2025). Biggest winner in an Israel Iran war is Saudi... Saudi is juggling everyone. X.
8. ^GRITCULT [@GRITCULT] (23 June 2025). and saudi as iran is a regional threat to them. X.

External links

• Posts about Saudi Arabia by GRITCULT on X
• Saudi Arabia on Wikipedia